He was hunted down and eaten by an Egyptian Nubian family in the south !!!

During his reign, he initiated a number of projects which effectively ended Nubian independence for the next 500 years.

One of the key advantages of the Nubian vault is that it can be built without any support or shuttering.

One half of the people found in a Nubian cemetery dating to as early as 12,000 years ago had died of violence.

See also Eastern Desert Nubian Desert References Further reading External links The Libyan Desert The complete text and photos of the discoveries of Ahmed Pasha Hassanein in the Libyan Desert, National Geographic Magazine , September 1924

Storks have been part of the Nubian diet for thousands of years, so the actual act of eating storks is not in itself a unique practice. However, the short lived success story of getting Menes released, was not enough to keep him safe till he exited Egypt.